Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-01-17
CENTER CHURCH.
The Annual Meeting Last Night-Inter
esting Facts And Figures.


esting Facts And Figures.
The annual meeting OF the Center church
was held in the chapel last evening and
there was a large attendance. After the
opening exercises the election for clerk took
place. L. J. Sanford, who has SO faithfully
performed the duties of clerk of the church
since January 8, 1865, was again re- elected
to fill that position.
The treasurer then read his report for the
year 1886, which showed that during that
year the total amount of collections reached
the sum of SO, 927.79,a somewhat larger sum
than last year. The expenditures nearly
| tributions at communion services had been
1913 55, an increase over the preceding year
| of 1885 of $13. The average contributions
| for each communion Sunday were $50 rs s. G..
| The total amount of contributions from pub.
| lie assemblies was $4,767.43 and the
amount received for other sources was
| So, $50 &C. On hospital Sunday in 1885 the
| contributions were 81 ,055. S5.
The thirty-ffth annual report of the La
| dies Home mission was read by Miss Mary
| E. Bennett, the secretary of the mission.
| During the year twenty-six meetings had
been held, with an average attendance of
twenty-eight The number of missionaries
aided had been thirteen, including thirty
three children in theil families, and boxes of
| clothing, etc, sent them were valued at
| SO, 6161 II. A communion set, valuation
| 500 II, had been sent to the Green Valley
| church at Forestville, Cal. The treasury had
been enriched by gift of 1000 from Mrs.
Helen Farnam
Henry E. Bourne, the superintendent, read
| the report of the Home Sunday school. The
| membership is 161. During the year the
average attendance had been 81, and in the
month of October 115. The small average
attendance due, thought the superin-
| tendent, to the frequency of stormy Sundays.
| The money devoted by the school to mission
work in this county and in India amounted
| to $73. SO. In the missionary collections an
| increase had been made in the last six
months.
The report of the New Lebanon mission
was rendered by the treasurer, T. Attwater
Barnes, showing that the moneys received
| amounted to $1,000, while the expenditures
| had been 1881.
F. S. Bradley delivered the report on the
catalogue There is at present membership
of the church of SIS. During the year there
were 80 new members received into the
chuch, 16 by letter and Is by profession of
| faith. Seven deaths had occurred and 8 dis
| missions been given. At the beginning of last
year the total membership of the church was
| sol, an increase the first of this year of 16.
There are IS persons who have been mem
| bers of the church for over fifty years.
The report of Taylor church showed that
| the yearly expenses had been 81 900, of which
| the pastor had received 81 100.
The following were elected to serve for the
ensuing year: Committee on church library,
Rev. DR.. Smyth, G. S. Lyman, E. Il. Trow-
| bridge, J. H Hotchkiss and Solomon Mead;
committee on music, n. II. Sanford, ]. S.
| Hotohkiss and Evarts Cutler; committee on
| church catalogue, Fred T. Bradley and
Charles w. Whittlesey; superintendent OF
| the New Lebanon mission, ]. S. Hotchkiss;
| treasurer, T. Attwater Barnes; standing com.
| mittee, J. S. Hotchkiss, F. S. Bradley, 7. R
Trow bridge, jr., and L. ]. Sanford; commit
tee for Taylor church, Rev. DIR. Smyth.
Treadwell Kecthum, Charles Thompson and
Alfred Walker; treasurer of contributions.
| F. S. Bradley; treasurer, L. j. Sanford.